Archival unit 201
677 15 / 7 / 947 Mushir Awal Ibrahim The daughter Zalima Eliyahu Hezekiel The twenty-first of April of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-seven forty-seven ⟦illegible⟧ Hosni 14 / 7 ⟦illegible stamp⟧
IJA 3748
Verification Certificates, Correspondence, Baghdadi Jewish Community
View interactive document pageDescription
These are documents from the Baghdadi Jewish community. Included are certificates for birth, engagement, marriage, divorce, and death of community members. There is correspondence from the President of the Jewish Community regarding financial hardships, marriage disputes, medical assistance needs and travel for medical treatment, and confirmations of character, identity or citizenship. There are also documents confirming religious education and births in other countries including Austria, Greece, and Romania. Birth certificates verifying birth dates go as far back as the 1870s.
AI English Translation, Pages 201-225
Archival unit 202
Registrar of Engagement Contracts for the Jewish Community in Baghdad Baghdad on 12 / 7 / 1947 His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri President of the Jewish Community, Respected After greetings and respect. Based on the records established in my registers, I certify that Mr.: Yitzhak son of Yosef Eliyahu Zilka has contracted his engagement to: Naeema daughter of Ezra ⟦H⟧ayim Zilka in Baghdad on the day: 6 / 6 / 1947 and has not married yet Conditions | Witnesses 1500 ⟦A⟧dvance 500 ⟦D⟧eferred ⟦line⟧ 2000 | Yitzhak Ezra Ezra Sassoon Shimon Shaul M. Shimon Shimon Shaul M. Shimon ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible signature⟧ 14 / 7 / 47
Archival unit 203
478 15 / 7 / 947 Saleh Sion Eliyahu and Zalkha Miss Simha Juiz, known as Simha Ezra Hayyim Haron The sixth of June of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty ⟦signature⟧ 14 / 7 ⟦signature⟧
Archival unit 204
Register of Engagement Contracts of the Israelite Community in Baghdad Baghdad on 12 / 7 / 1947 Habib Yusuf His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri President of the respected Israelite Community After greetings and respect. Based on the entries recorded in my registers, I certify that Mr. Habib bin Yusuf Habib has contracted his engagement to ⟦Miriam⟧ daughter of ⟦Ezra⟧ in Baghdad on the day 16 / 6 / 1947 and has not married yet Conditions | Witnesses 1200 ⟦Advance⟧ | ⟦Isaac⟧ 1500 ⟦Deferred⟧ | ⟦Ezra Isaac⟧ 5400 ⟦Total⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | 6900 | Shimon Shaul M. Shimon ⟦signature⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ On 4 / 8 / 1947
Archival unit 205
278 1947/7/10 Habib Yusuf Khabib Miss Helwa Khalif Abdullah The sixteenth of June, year one thousand nine hundred and forty-seven Hayat ⟦signature⟧ 7/14 ⟦illegible stamp⟧
Archival unit 206
280 15 / 7 / 947 399 Baruch Ephraim Joseph Anwah Miss Esther Abdullah Ezekiel Yehuda Al-Nashifa The sixteenth of June of the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty-eight ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦signature⟧ 14 / 7
Archival unit 207
The Spiritual Committee of the Holy Community Baghdad, may God protect it The Israelite Spiritual Council in Baghdad Number: Date: 25 Av [5]707 Mr. Salman Hezek To the honorable Mr. [A] Ezra Nissim In the name of the Spiritual Committee, we hereby inform you that on Tuesday (19/8/47) the young man Salim son of Abdallah son of Isaac was betrothed to Mrs. Salman daughter of Mr. Salman son of Hezek Abdallah With great respect Secretary of the Spiritual Committee ⟦illegible stamp⟧ ⟦illegible signature⟧ Certified On behalf of ⟦...⟧ 21/8/47
Archival unit 208
68 1947/7/15 203 Salim Abdullah ⟦-⟧ Aqeel Miss Rachel Salman Hawki Abboudi The thirty-first of March of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-one Save ⟦signature⟧ 7/14
Archival unit 209
7/7/947/⟦illegible⟧ 83 Ezra Meir Ezra Shamash Miss Jamla Ibrahim Ezra Mikhail The twenty-sixth of August of the year one thousand nine hundred and twenty-nine ⟦signature⟧ Status record ⟦signature⟧ 7/14
Archival unit 210
684 15 / 7 / 947 555 Shaul Moshi Mordechai Mahlab His wife known as Nouriya Shlomo Manshi Daboura The fourteenth of July of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-six ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦signature⟧ 14 / 7
Archival unit 211
684 15 / 7 / 947 658 Munir Ishaq Aslan Miss Masouda Salem Ishaq Salem The twenty-fourth of September of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-six ⟦signature⟧ 14 / 7 ⟦signature⟧
Archival unit 212
685 16/7/947 543 Ibrahim Salman Saleh Miss Najma Khatun, known as Najma Munshi Ibrahim Tati The third of February of the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty-six ⟦illegible signature⟧ Exempt (Copy of Certificate) ⟦illegible signature⟧ 7/15
Archival unit 213
682 16/7/947 166 Ibrahim Haskil Eliyahu The writer Louise Salima, known as Louisa Samon, teacher of Eliyahu The seventeenth of December of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty- six ⟦signature⟧ The seventeenth of December of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty- six ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦signature⟧ 15/7
Archival unit 214
Registrar of Engagement Contracts For the Jewish Community in Baghdad Baghdad on 15 / 7 / 1947 His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri Respected President of the Jewish Community After greetings and respect. Based on the entries recorded in my registers, I certify that Mr. ⟦Ezra son of Joseph Jouri⟧ Has entered into an engagement with ⟦Farha daughter of Isaac Jouri⟧ In Baghdad on the day 25 / 4 / 1947 And has not married yet Witnesses | Conditions ⟦Sassoon Isaac⟧ ⟦Jacob Isaac Jouri⟧ | 5500 750 6250 Crossed ⟦...⟧ prayed Shimon Shaul M. Shimon ⟦Shimon Shaul⟧ ⟦Cantor⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
Archival unit 215
⟦illegible⟧ 16/7/947 Khadouri Sahyoun Al-Mahu Miss Violet Manshi Yehuda Fattal The twenty-fifth of April of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-seven seven ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦signature⟧ 7/15 Required 540 Fils
Archival unit 216
David Cohen Kadouri 11/11/1946 Registrar of Engagement Contracts Baghdad on 15/7/1947 For the Jewish Community in Baghdad His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khedouri Respected President of the Jewish Community After greetings and respect. Based on the entries recorded in my registers, I certify that Mr.: David Cohen Kadouri Has contracted his engagement to: Miriam daughter of Hanum daughter of Rachel In Baghdad on the day: 20/10/1946 And has not married yet Conditions | Witnesses None | Menachem Kadouri ⟦illegible⟧ | Isaac son of Ezra Shimon Shaul M. Shimon Shimon Shaul M. Shimon May God protect him Granddaughter of all 15/7/47 Correct, Gentlemen
Archival unit 217
688 26/7/947 Daoud Ishaq Huquqi Miss Haila Rahmin Ibrahim The twentieth of October of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-six forty-six (Copy of Certificate) Sana ⟦signature⟧ 7/25
Archival unit 218
Birth Certificate 689 16 / 7 / 947 Based on the documents kept with us, we hereby certify that Mr. Heskel Saleh Elias was born in Baghdad in the year one thousand nine hundred and ten AD ⟦line⟧ . (True Copy) Heskel ⟦signature⟧ Head of the Community
Archival unit 219
689 16/7/947 Birth Certificate Based on the documents kept with us, we hereby confirm that Mr. Heskel Saleh Elias was born in Baghdad in the year one thousand nine hundred and ten AD. ⟦signature⟧ Head of the Community ⟦signature⟧ 44 A.S. Spent 7 15 / 7 / 947 Family Request
Archival unit 220
The Honorable <del>Rabbi</del> President of the Israelite Community in Baghdad After greetings, We, the undersigned, hereby certify that Mr. Heskel Saleh Elias was born in Baghdad on the day of the year nineteen hundred and ten AD. And for this purpose, we have signed below. Baghdad on 15 / 7 / 1947 Witness ⟦line⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ Yousef Saleh Naqqash Witness ⟦line⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦The contents of this certificate are correct⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ The Mukhtar Iraq 40 Fils
Archival unit 221
290 ⟦illegible⟧/7/947 430 Isaac Matouk, known as Isaac Munir Yaqub Miss Rachel Salmon Ezra Selaath The eighth of June of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-four. ⟦signature⟧ 7/12
Archival unit 222
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 7321 ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦line⟧ ⟦line⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
Archival unit 223
691 17/7/947 338 Aziz Ishaq Rahmin ⟦line⟧ Mosul Miss Sharqiya Yahya Mordechai The third of December of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-five ⟦illegible⟧ 7/16
Archival unit 224
292 947/7/17 454 Heskel Gurji Abboudi Miss Helwa Yona Daniel The twenty-ninth of May of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-six ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
Archival unit 225
692 17/7/947 568 Saleh Isaac Khayyam Magazine Miss Juliet Shamoun Kamma The thirteenth of August of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-six ⟦illegible⟧ Belonging to the Rabbi Belonging to His Eminence the Haham Bashi ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 7/16